Background
Phillips, Gary A. was born on July 18, 1951 in Ider, Alabama, United States.
Phillips, Gary A. was born on July 18, 1951 in Ider, Alabama, United States.
Jacksonville University (Bachelor of Arts, 1972). University of Alabama (Juris Doctor, 1976).
Worked at Harris, Caddell & Shanks, Professional Corporation (Decatur, Alabama) specializing in General Civil Practice in all Courts. Corporation, School, Federal and State Taxation, Real Estate and Probate Law, Trials, Bankruptcy. Admitted to the bar, 1976, Alabama.
Phi Delta Phi.
Order of the Coif. Member, Bench and Bar. Member, Board of Editors, Journal of the Legal Profession, 1975-1976.
Author: "Conflict of Interest Problems in Criminal Proceedings," 1 Journal of the Legal Profession 131, 1976. Member: Morgan County and American Bar Associations.
Alabama State Bar.
Harris, Caddell & Shanks, Professional Corporation was formed by the merger in 1989 of two of Morgan County"s oldest law firms, Harris, Shinn, Phillips & Perry, Professional Corporation and Caddell & Shanks.
The Harris family first began practicing law in Morgan County in 1872 when Colonel Community College Harris moved to Decatur to establish a law practice. The Caddell firm can be traced back to 1935 when John H. Peach and John A. Caddell formed a partnership for the practice of law. Harris, Caddell & Shanks, Professional Corporation, one of the largest law firms in North Alabama, has an extensive client base and practice in the areas of litigation, corporate law, real estate law, trusts and estates, tax law and banking law.
The firm engages in the practice of law throughout the North Alabama area.
Member, Bench and Bar. Member, Board of Editors, Journal of the Legal Profession, 1975-1976.